Variation in age, body size and growth among surface and cave-dwelling populations of the Pyrenean newt, Euproctus asper (Amphibia; Urodela)

Herpetologica

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 241-249

  Miaud, Claude ^a   Guillaume, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Euproctus asper; Hypogean environment; Life history traits; Phenotypic plasticity; Proximate factors; Skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CAUDATA; EUPROCTUS ASPER; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 33751562437     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/04-29.1     Document Type: Article

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